I don't seek approbation for my behaviour - I wouldn't have adopted the van life if I needed it. I am interested in social attitudes and opinions though. Recently I've been completing a number of online research surveys, and I'm a bit shocked by the way they are worded to distort the responses, and how participants are deleted or dropped when they appear to be submitting unfavourable results.
most short surveys are not the actual research. its the profile creation to put people into lists of interests. to then later target certain demographs for targeted research to get the results they want
for instance, a short survey about EV vs petrol cars. puts people into a climate change pro-con list. whereby later researchers that want a survey result that are very pro climate change narrative will promote such surveys to EV owners
EG a industrialist that wants to open a solar farm but at the tax payers cost, will find favour to direct its surveys to profiles of people interested in EV and clean air, and the surveys wont compare solar to nuclear or wind. but would compare solar to fossil, to garner more support that supposedly a majority of tax payers are happy if a solar company was set up using tax funded grants
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in regards to the flag. yes there are surveys that dont speak the words of patriots and pride of english heritage, but do speak of people attending any foreign policy where asked if they would bring the flag with them as demonstration against foreign policy.. to turn the meaning of the flag into some racial weapon